In all these versions, readers or viewers find a common thread to all. The wicked stepmother and siblings are either punished or forgiven, while the sweet, gracious, and beautiful Cinderella marries the prince, and as such escapes her miserable life. According to this tale, marriage is the ultimate goal in life especially for the woman. In Cinderella, all the maidens in town go to the ball just to marry the prince. Even Cinderella desires to go because she sees marriage to the prince as the solution to her problem. “The ideological and psychological pattern and message of either Perrault’s or the Grimms’ Cinderella do nothing more than reinforce sexist values and a Puritan ethos that serves a society which fosters competition and achievement for survival” (Breaking the Magic 195). And this applies to the other two versions in this analysis. Women are typecast as incomplete and invisible without the prince, who obviously is a wealthy archetype. There is a certain important message in Cinderella that is most profitable to marry a rich man, because it earns the woman respect and dignity.…
In Geoffrey Chaucer's book of tales one story stands out in how it depicts the marriage of not one but three men. One example of the negative side of how chaucer depicts marriage is In Miller's Tale. In the tale the three characters who are two clerks and an elderly man are put in a scandal of deception and adultery with the elderly mans wife. The two clerks, Nicholas and Absalon, both try to engage in sexual relations with Alison the old man's wife. Both of the men are guilty of trying to seduce Alison, which shows that both do not care for the laws and rules of marriage. And on the other end the elderly man's much younger wife Allison disrespects her husband then proceeds to pick Nicholas. The marriage was doomed from the start with the elderly man questioning himself on…
The stories were similar in a few ways. For instance, they were both poor men who sold their souls to the devil. The devil was a large, dark, and secretive man that had them sign the contract in blood. The stories also shared similarities in the fact that both men were religious after signing the contract. After that the stories take completely different directions.…
Similarities and differences are easly spotted in a work of fiction. Alot of the time the author will make it very clear what he or she is trying to portray through their similarities and differences. In the Canterbury tales the autthor makes sure that you know that there are alot more differences than there are similarities. For example the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner, they are very different stories but the author seems to tie in their similarities and differences.…
"The Reeve 's Tale" dealt with a sinister Miller named Simpkin, who stole wheat and corn. The narrator explains, "He was a thief as well of corn and meal, and sly at that; his habit was to steal" (109). Simpkin is a notorious brute who is married to a daughter of a parson. They have a 20 year old daughter named Molly and an infant. The Miller planned to steal meal from the two students, Alan and John. Knowing of the Miller 's trick, they planned to take revenge by fornicating with the Miller 's daughter and wife. The Miller 's Tale is different in the sense that the narrator speaks of an old carpenter as being gullible and unaware of his surroundings. The Miller marries a young woman, who ends up being seduced by a young man named Nicholas. The narrator explains, "Now, gentlemen, this gallant Nicholas one day began to romp and make a pass at this young woman, in a mood of play, her husband being out, down Osney way. Students are sly, and giving way to whim he made a grab a caught her by the quim" (91). "The Miller 's Tale" is not as vulgar and sexually crude as "The Reeve 's Tale." The two tales differ because the carpenter tells a sinister story of treachery whereas the miller tells a tale more concentrated on slapstick comedy. Despite certain differences between the fabliaux, both tales share common characteristics. Both "The Reeve 's Tale" and "The Miller…
The Knights tale was the first and best tale told in The Canterbury Tales and I think it should…
The Pardoner's Tale and The Wife of Bath's Tale, both are interesting story by Geoffrey Chaucer. Both tales utilizes irony to showcase problems present within the Medieval era and relate to today, such as rape and thievery to the lifelong lessons such as, Greed is the root of all evils and content featuring woman’s dominance, rights, and morality in general.…
Have you ever read the same story written by two different authors? One story was written by Arthur Brooke, “The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet “, whilst Shakespeare wrote “Romeo and Juliet”. These two poems are different, and similar in some ways, like comparing and contrasting the two essays.…
How has Chaucer used poetic form, structure and language to express his thoughts and feelings in 'The Knight's Tale'?…
The Miller's Tale is a story in which are intertwined many characters. But I selected these three like a most interesting for me: Nickolas, Alisoun and Absolon.…
Another main similarity between the two stories was Hamlet Sr. and Mufasa. Hamlet Sr. was once the King of Denmark. He would rule his kingdom with peace and prosperity. Similar to this is Mufasa. He was the king of the Pride Lands; he ruled peacefully and only worried about his son and his responsibilities. Another similarity between Mufasa and Hamlet Sr. is how they both became leaders for their sons after their death. They lead them to get revenge on their uncle and clean up after his mess. They both came to their sons in a type of spirit and is what drove both the sons into action. Also in the message that the fathers told their sons, they let their sons interpret it themselves and didn’t give them exact rules or duties to accomplish.…
Both of these stories have the same basic plot and story line but with different scenarios, different actions, different moods, etc. One seems to be more about the father, which they both include, but the other seems to be more about a friendship that was ruined for pointless reasoning. The stories are very similar but have many differences.…
Circling the idea of stories relating much to another story is clearly demonstrated in the transfer of character comparisons in Macbeth by William Shakespeare with “A Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe is very evident. In the two stories, both of the main characters are not that different then each other; they are both built upon the same characteristics and lead forward by their thriving ambitions. Firstly, in the play before Macbeth’s eyes appears a dagger. This dagger represents much more than death; he seeing this in his mind was what led Macbeth into the room of King Duncan. He was much confused with Banquo proclaiming his loyalty for the King, as he stood there asking “Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle towards my hand? Come, let me clutch thee/ Mine eyes are made the fools o’th’other senses/ the bell invites me…That summons thee to heaven or to hell (II. i. 32-66). In the short story the main character’s last straw to go forth and finally commit the murder, was the hard beating of the old man’s heart. He/she stood there waiting “but the beating grew louder, louder! I thought the heart would burst. And now the anxiety seized me…the old man’s hour had come! (2). These are very similar scenarios in two different stories; in both the story and the play the protagonists both have a goal and this is like a final string for them, they both imagine these items/senses but yet these made up objects had such a big impact on the protagonist to make them actually commit it. These both revolve around the idea of murder overcoming all senses. Secondly, in the play Macbeth gains confidence through the pervasion of the 3 witches and this leads to his demise. He listens to the witch stating about the forest falling “That will never be: Who can impress the forest, bid the tree unfix his earthbound root? / Macbeth shall live the lease of nature” (IV. i. 93-102). Also in the…
In Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the physical characteristics and mannerisms of the storytellers help the audience to understand the background and shape the content of their story. Instead of describing the pilgrims’ particular professions, Chaucer specifies in the General Prologue their physical characteristics which signify aspects of their character. Within the troupe of pilgrims, the Miller takes on a larger than life persona which shapes his raunchy tale. The Narrator describes the Miller as a cheat, a bagpipe player, and a stout wrestler with red hair and a blue hood. These particularities of the Miller’s appearance demonstrate significant qualities about millers during the medieval time period.…
In "The Miller's Tale", the poet Chaucer depicts the tale of a "hende" man and his attempt to tempt the "primerole" Alisoun to commit adultery and therefore render her husband, John a "cokewold". The Miller's Tale is just one story amongst a collection of greater works known collectively as "The Canterbury Tales". The placing of this tale is significant becomes it comes directly after the Knight's Tale revolving around nobility and chivalry and forms a direct contrast due to the fact it is bawdy, lewd and highly inappropriate. The tale is a fabliau, a versified short story designed to make you laugh; concerned usually with sexual or excretory functions. The plot often involves members of the clergy, and is usually in the form of a practical joke carried out for love or revenge and fabliaux are often viewed as a lower class genre.…